The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-20
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be after the manner OF Verne, wonderful and
enhancing except only with the difference
that every word OF The World narrative will
be truth from an experienced eyewitness
whose graphic pen at the best must fall far
short OF the gorgeous views Of nature which
will be set out before him. Just at this time,
when so much attention is devoted In foreign
countries TO the facts aud features OF aerosta-
ton, 1t is entirely proper that something
should be done In this country In this en-
tranclng department of practical natural
science. No expense has been spared, no
trouble regarded too great to make the affair
an entire success Every known appliance of
modern science has been called on-even to
the supply OF storage, battery sufficient to
keep an incandescent light in a glow during
the night and thus enable the observations tc
90 on while the sun is around on the China
side OF the earth. So far as can be judged
from the precedent OF similar trips and thu
preparation for this one it will be the op
portunty of lifetime alike for navigator
for photographer, for observer and 10.
chronicler
BREEZY TALK BY THE AERoNAUT.
Mr. Moore the young man who is in,
charge of the preparations and who will 60
hcavenward in command Of the the novel craft
is a thorough enthusiast on the subject. He
is the owner Of a bolt factory to the manage
ment OF which he was called away from Yale
College by the death OF his father. He is
married and has made many trips alone in
little 1900 cubic foot balloon, and with his
fellow-enthuslast Doughty in 40,0 900 cuplc-
To- h.t 10 al tuI utnp In
much OF the romantic talk about aeronautics,
but is always ready for run skyward. Speak
ing of his balloon experience, he said: ~
got into 1t by accident, aud do not regret it.
To go in balloon is to enjoy an experience
which is entirely Undesirable. A man who
goes up with fear and trembling is apt TO find
out that It is more enjoyable than otherwise
Whereas a man who goes up with u llippant
idea that 1t is nothing is apt to get very
powerful impression made upon him before
he gets down. It is full Of surprises ana very
agreeable ones generally The fact which
most impresses one is the dead stiffness. The
flap of the valve plate which here sounds like
the snap of pencil on the table, there goes
of like cannon. The tick of watch goes
of like the st roke of blacksmith's hammer.
II is awful; that is the best word for the ex.
perience 1t make m, feel very little indeed
TO see the earth several miles away. | have
seen as far north as Mount Tom, at lIolyolie,
then to the south the Sound and Long
Island beyond it. while to the west the Cat
skills, beyond the Hudson, could be made
out. This as | stood over Canaan,
in Connecticut. In this coming trip by
The World am anxious to beat the Wise
record of 200 miles. want to go 1900 at
least, and startiug from st. Louis come down
somewhere In this vicinity. | think we shall
come east, or perhaps northeast. We may
come down In boodleman's land, and II we do
you will hear OF an experience in Canadian
forest which may make exciting reading aud
more exciting acting. will travel along at
q height to be fixed by the government OBJ
server In the car. II we start at 0 o'clock in
the morning and your World man starts upon
writing his experiences at once, we can, II
you wish. drop down over some city aud pass
down package of copy to be put on the
wire for New York That would be a mes
sage from on high In earnest, wouldn't III
and then we could 90 up again and make
night of II in cloudland. The most startling
experience is when the balloon goes from one
current 10 another. You are sailing along
without any sense Of motion when suddenly
the big bag lies down and the netting rattles
and you imagine there is going to be cap
size; but in Il few moments you are all right
again floating away in the other direction.
The air runs in strata or currents and the
Changes from one TO another are very sudden.
Once only met with a mishap. The ring
over my basket broke and out | was
dumped was making stoppagc and
was about twenty feet above a small
tree into which landed unhurt except for
few bruises. We may travel very fast.
have gone sevcnty.four miles in trip, where
was up just lightweight minutes aud there
is really no danger In running along at the
rate Of ten miles minute, for you travel at
the same rate as the air and You have no APP
probation OF air currents such as you have
when on the deck OF vessel moving on the
water. think we haze taken every precau-
ton. When we start we will have our car
piled mp with sand bags at either end, but
this win gradually disappear as we lose gas
and dispose of the sand 10 restore our buoy
ancy. In filling the balloon We do not MI IL
entirely full for that would only be waste
of gas, since the heat expands II and there Is
fun bag as soon as we get In the sunlight and
away from the cooling Influence OF the clouds.
Then the gas comes pouring out OF the mouth
OF the balloon, often in a white cloud II the
air be damp and cool, and then Il is that the
bags of oxygen for pure breathing come into
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